Despite the fact that performance art of the twenty-first century differs from that of the 1970s, performance art continues mostly to:
a. break down barriers between the arts and help us understand that performance can take many forms
b. be developed by artists who are largely involved in the visual arts or dance.
c. develop its specificity because of the introduction of multi-media into the art form.
d. offend people's views on politics and religion.
a
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a photomontage. an outsider artwork. a nonobjective artwork. a retablo.
Aristotle states in his Poetics that, “Those who employ spectacular means to create a sense not of the terrible but of the merely monstrous are strangers to the purpose of tragedy.” What is that purpose?
a) It is to create a specific sense of pity and fear through the witnessing of actions, not just spectacle for the sake of extreme emotions. b) It prompts the pursuit of a good life through witnessing balanced actions. c) It serves to distract from the conflicts of everyday life by presenting spectacle which leads, in turn, to happiness d) It teaches ethical behavior by modeling appropriate behaviors and emotions of admirable characters.